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Electric Power Annual 2010 Data Tables
With Data for 2010 | Release Date: November 09, 2011 | Next Release Date: November 2012
| Table 1.9. Fuel-Switching Capacity of Operable Generators: From Natural Gas to Petroleum Liquids by Type of Prime Mover, 2010 (Count, Megawatts) | |||
| Prime Mover Type | Number of Generators | Net Summer Capacity | Fuel Switchable Net Summer Capacity Reported to Have No Factors that Limit the Ability to Switch to Petroleum Liquids[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam Generator | 196 | 27,441 | 17,135 |
| Combined Cycle | 401 | 41,684 | 7,288 |
| Internal Combustion | 331 | 1,054 | 335 |
| Gas Turbine | 927 | 54,234 | 13,224 |
| All Fuel Switchable Prime Movers | 1,855 | 124,412 | 37,982 |
| [1] Distillate fuel oil (all diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 fuel oils), residual fuel oil (No. 5 and No. 6 fuel oils and bunker C fuel oil), jet fuel, kerosene, and waste oil. Notes: • A small number of generators for which waste heat is the primary energy source may be included. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report." |
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